Can you hear the thunder? Tropic - thunder that is! Tropic Thunder was an entertaining and was also a very interesting idea for a buy dvd movie. The dvd included top shelf actors Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr… and oh wait Tom Cruise? People going to watch a thriller will be disappointed, but if you were looking to see some comedy will find a ton of that.
The dvd movies itself is about a group of actors in a thriller war movie who are sent into the jungle to get research their movie parts, but end up getting trapped in a real battle… even though they are totally unaware. It’s a great concept which gets the group of actors in a myriad of funny situations.
Tropic Thunder stops just short of going over the top with satirical humor that bites with a freshly acute sense of its own relevancy. The first hour of the movie has an pulse and wit that makes it a joy to own, but even still as Ben Stiller tries to bring it all together into a cohesive hole, the humor drains from the film, and it all becomes a little old.
One of the funniest aspects of the buy dvd movie is Robert Downey Jr.’s character, Kirk Lazarus. In the actual movie, Kirk Lazarus is an method actor who likes to really delve into his characters, and this time he goes to no end and pulls a reverse-Michael Jackson, hilarious! Overall, this movie is a must-see for comedy fans, and is sure to be a top selling DVD.